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70-year-old driver dies in collision with truck near Leisnig
A 70-year-old driver died in a crash on Monday morning in Görnitz, near Leisnig in Saxony, Germany.
Police said he was travelling on the S 31 when his vehicle moved into the oncoming lane for an unknown reason.
It collided with a truck coming from the opposite direction.
The truck driver, aged 39, was not injured.
Police estimated damage at about 90,000 euros, and the road was closed for roughly seven hours, though reports gave different closure times.
Police have not said what caused the crash.
A 70-year-old driver died after his car collided with an oncoming truck in Görnitz, near Leisnig.
Police said the car crossed into the opposite lane for an unknown reason.
The truck driver, aged 39, was not injured.
Police estimated the damage at about €90,000.
Reports differed on how long the road was closed: WELT said six and a half hours, while tagesschau.de said around seven and a half hours.
- Who
- A 70-year-old car driver died. The 39-year-old truck driver was uninjured.
- What
- The car collided with an oncoming truck after crossing into the opposite lane.
- When
- Monday morning, October 26, 2026, at about 7:30 a.m.
- Where
- In Görnitz, a district of Leisnig in Mittelsachsen, Germany.
- Why
- The car crossed into the opposite lane for an unknown reason, police said.
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The car crossed into the opposite lane on the S 31 and collided with an oncoming truck in Görnitz.
The driver died at the scene, and the road was closed; reports gave different closure durations.
- Fatalities
- One, the 70-year-old car driver
- Location
- Görnitz, a district of Leisnig in Mittelsachsen
- Time
- About 7:30 a.m. on October 26, 2026
- Truck driver
- 39 years old; uninjured
- Estimated damage
- About €90,000